We are happy to announce that Aldo Arellano has received a Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute! The goals of the Gilliam program are to ensure that students from groups …
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Welcome to Miguel Medina Muñoz
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Miguel Medina Muñoz as the lab’s first Postdoctoral Research Associate! Miguel recently completed his Ph.D. under the direction of Dr. Rita Rio at West Virginia University, studying tsetse fly …
A self-assessment of our lab’s commitment to improving diversity in STEM over the last year
The following is a summary of a recent self-assessment completed by the lab in order to evaluate our commitment and progress toward improving diversity in STEM. Kerri has become increasingly involved in ongoing diversity and …
Kerri receives support through the UW WARF Microbiome Accelerator Challenge
The lab has received funding through the UW WARF Accelerator program to support another field season studying microbiome diversity and mosquito dynamics in catch basins in the Chicago, IL area. This work is being conducted …
Congratulations to Aldo and Andrew!
Aldo Arellano has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for his work on Wyeomyia–Sarracenia-microbe interactions, while Andrew Sommer received an Honorable Mention for his work on fly-microbe interactions. Congratulations, Aldo and Andrew!
What’s the buzz about bugs and bacteria?
Are you the parent or caregiver to an aspiring young scientist? If you answered YES, check out the following free, downloadable activity pamphlet developed by our very own Holly Nichols to get crafty and use …
Kerri to speak at this week’s Virtual WN@tL
Kerri will be speaking at this week’s Wednesday Nite @ the Lab, to be held virtually this Wednesday, March 10 from 7:00-8:15 pm Central. Read more about the event here. Zoom Link: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrce2vrDwtHNBMv0FxIcmw56npNOhu831_
Welcome to our newest undergraduate researchers
Mike LeClaire, Daisy Chew, Journey Prack, and Jake DeWitte will be completing undergraduate research projects under the direction of Andrew Sommer, Aldo Arellano, and Holly Nichols. Welcome!
Welcome to Holly Nichols
We are thrilled to welcome Holly Nichols to the lab! Holly is pursuing her Ph.D. through the Microbiology Doctoral Training Program here at UW-Madison. Holly will be working collaboratively as part of a recently funded …
Welcome to Sebastián Díaz
We are thrilled to welcome Sebastián Díaz as a Visiting Scholar to the lab! Sebastián is currently a Ph.D. student in Frank Avila’s lab at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellín, Colombia. With support from …